. >>> the a's rolling in detroit, okay? they had lost the first two games. bring up the tiger highlights. that's how the a's make them dress, as wrestlers. nobody hurt, nobody embarrassed. the a's have a 4-3 lead. here committee a's today! george doing his business. final score was 12-4. so the a's and baltimore now tied atop the wildcard. if the season ended right now, they'd both be in. angels 4.5 back. washington and cincinnati clinched playoff berths tonight. >>> the alex smith story, he suffered a laceration on his nose sliding sunday night against detroit. the official blew it. he was too busy calling a holding penalty. but he was bloodied up. nice baby face had a mark on it! smith talking about his nose. >> i felt pretty good coming into this game, except for the nose. >> is it sore? >> pretty cosmetic . not too bad. just kind of a surface thing. it's tough for me to look any tougher, but i guess this helps. [ laughter ] >> i detect all media laughs. and i think, pam , i think that was anne kelly. she has a high laugh. [ laughter ] >> working for the